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Eurotunnel boosted by French 2012 hijack

04.03.11
The French appeal for international athletes to live and train in Calais succeeds in poaching some of London's Olympic riches... more

17 migrants found in cargo of feta cheese

01.03.11
Group of illegal immigrants risk freezing to death by hiding in a cargo of feta cheese. ... more

Man jailed for raping student at immigration camp

29.09.10
A people trafficker who raped a UK journalism student at an illegal immigrants' camp in Calais has been jailed for eight years... more

London student raped by migrant in France, trial hears

27.09.10
An alleged people-smuggler appears in court in France accused of raping a London journalism student in an illegal camp... more

British tourists trapped in Calais by French militants

23.04.10
More than 50 furious British tourists stranded on the Continent after the ash cloud grounded flights are held captive in a Calais railway station by militant French workers... more

Thousands descend on Calais, gateway to European escape

21.04.10
There were chaotic scenes in Calais as thousands of Britons arrived from all over Europe at the ferry port in a desperate bid to get home... more

Volcano chaos: Show me the way to go home

19.04.10
David Cohen, stranded in Majorca by the volcano, says holidaymakers face a choice - sit it out or take control of your destiny and join the long trek back to Britain... more

The economy grows again — but only just

26.01.10
Today’s figures showing that the recession is officially over will provide scant comfort for ministers... more

French go for London gold by luring athletes ahead of 2012 Olympics

26.01.10
London may have beaten Paris in the bid to host the 2012 Olympics but the French are cashing in on the Games... more

Our hypocrisy as the French raze ‘the jungle’

23.09.09
Those who risk everything to try and make a better life need more respect and even if they are eventually deported, must be treated with compassion... more

Calais fears new 'Jungle' camp of migrants is already growing

23.09.09
Squalid camps next to the derelict Hoverport in Calais are in danger of mushrooming into a new 'Jungle' full of Britain-bound illegal migrants, it has emerged... more

Controversial history of Calais asylum seekers

22.09.09
The presence of would-be asylum seekers in Calais near the mouth of the Channel Tunnel has long been a prickly issue... more

132 children held as riot police clear Calais ‘Jungle’

22.09.09
Latest: Illegal migrants and Left-wing protesters fight police as armed officers began clearing the 'Jungle' shanty town in Calais... more

French vow to destroy 'Jungle' route to Britain

17.09.09
France's largest illegal migrant camp will be razed "by the end of next week" with inhabitants told: "You will not get to England any more via Calais."... more

Big rise in Calais migrants trying to break into Britain

30.07.09
The number of illegal migrants arrested in lorries heading to Britain from Calais has risen by 76 per cent this year, it has emerged... more

Brown in summit over Calais 'shanty town' migrants

03.07.09
Gordon Brown is to hold talks with the French over a huge shanty town near Calais used by migrants trying to slip into Britain... more

We should let all migrants go to Britain, says Calais mayor

23.04.09
France's immigration minister was urged to remove passport controls at Calais and bring in the army to destroy shanty towns created by migrants bound for Britain... more

Police arrest 150 UK-bound migrants in Calais

21.04.09
Doznes of UK-bound illegal migrants were arrested today by French police targeting people smugglers in Calais... more

Calais mayor blames ‘lax’ Britain for illegal migrants

20.04.09
The mayor of Calais has blamed Britain’s lax asylum system and benefits culture for “imposing” thousands of illegal migrants on her town... more

Fishermen lift Channel ferry blockade but Britons stuck in backlog

16.04.09
French fishermen said they would lift their blockade of major Channel ports - ending two days of misery for thousands of stranded Britons... more

French vow to increase blockade of ferry ports

15.04.09
Thousands of cross-Channel British holidaymakers were stranded as French fishermen continued a port blockade for a second day... more

France rejects English plans to 'recreate' Sangatte camp

18.03.09
France's immigration minister has launched a scathing attack on Britain for suggesting a new detention centre for illegal migrants in Calais... more

New 'Sangatte' camps to be built in Calais

12.03.09
France is to perform a U-turn by building "mini-Sangatte" welcome centres for British-bound illegal migrants massing in Calais... more

Migrants who walked into UK just by saying 'family'

12.02.09
A family of Iraqi migrants have told how saying "family" was enough to evade security in Calais and start a new life in Britain... more

Migrant is killed during mass brawl at Calais camp

08.01.09
An Afghan man was stabbed to death during a fight between rival gangs of illegal migrants heading for Britain... more

Chunnel blaze repairs will take until February

15.10.08
The fire-damaged Channel Tunnel will not be fully operational again until at least February - with the repair already escalating towards the £500million mark... more

Rape? All most of us want is to get across to London

29.08.08
As a student recovers from an alleged gang rape by migrants living rough in Calais, we reveal how, six years on from Sangatte, there is no let-up in the flow of illegal immigrants.... more

Calais rapist may already be in Britain

29.08.08
Police fear the man suspected of raping a London journalism student in Calais has fled to Britain... more

London student gang-raped by Calais migrants

28.08.08
A London student was gang-raped as she investigated an illegal migrants' camp in Calais, police have said... more


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